India, July 10 -- Union Minister of State for Labour, Employment, and MSMEs and Bengaluru North MP Shobha Karandlaje has appealed to the Ministry of External Affairs to set up a third Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) in the city to cater to the growing demand, particularly in the city's northern region.

In a letter addressed to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday, Karandlaje, who represents the Bangalore North parliamentary constituency, highlighted the severe crowding and long wait times at the existing passport centres located in Lalbagh and Marathahalli.

"Both PSKs are overwhelmed by high volumes of applicants, which is causing undue delays and inconvenience-especially for residents of northern Bengaluru," she noted in her l...